Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Rundfunkanstalten in Deutschland
Acronym: 
ARD
 
Address: 
Südwestrundfunk, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts, Neckarstr. 230
Stuttgart 70190
Germany
 
 
Telephone: 
0049 (0)711 929 1022
 
 
 
Year Created: 
1950
(Independent) Public Sector Entity
Media content creation/distribution
National, Sub-national
 

Thematic Areas

Broadcast, Internet
Public Service
Content
 
Specific Themes: 
Public service broadcasting
Specific Themes: 
PSB Funding
Specific Themes: 
Digital Broadcasting

Mission

ARD (English translation: Consortium of Public-Law Broadcasting Institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany) is one of the two key German Public Service Broadcasting organizations (the other one is ZDF). ARD broadcasts a national collaborate programme which is made up of contributions from the nine Länder-based ARD corporations. Apart from the collaborate ARD programme, the nine ARD corporations also broadcast regional television and radio programmes. ARD provides information, education, culture and entertainment content.

 
Created by: Christian Potschka